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englishsrogers@action.orgCopyright 20182018-12-20T14:00:00+00:00http://www.peace.action.org/newsroom/blog/action-champions-for-change-workshop-trains-eight-healthy-start-advocates
http://www.peace.action.org/newsroom/blog/action-champions-for-change-workshop-trains-eight-healthy-start-advocates#When:02:26:00ZIn our "Champions for Change" workshop, ACTION trained its newest group of media champions; the participants include several pediatricians and a former senator and polio survivor. The eight are buoyed and ready to get started with their work as advocates for child health in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond.]]>2018-12-21T02:26:00+00:00http://www.peace.action.org/newsroom/blog/gavi-mid-term-review-celebrates-achievements-confronts-challenges
http://www.peace.action.org/newsroom/blog/gavi-mid-term-review-celebrates-achievements-confronts-challenges#When:14:00:00ZCSOs reflected on Gavi’s past and future at the Mid-Term Review. Speaking on the opening plenary panel, Chris Dendys of RESULTS Canada said, “we need to identify better why children are being missed and how we reach them regardless of where they live.”]]>2018-12-20T14:00:00+00:00http://www.peace.action.org/newsroom/blog/1-billion-for-the-gff.-time-now-for-civil-society-advocacy
http://www.peace.action.org/newsroom/blog/1-billion-for-the-gff.-time-now-for-civil-society-advocacy#When:18:03:00ZThe Global Financing Facility (GFF) presents an opportunity for governments to increase investments in the building blocks for healthy development and progress on RMNCAH-N. The GFF We Want Campaign, led by WACI Health, captured and elevated civil society’s voice in the lead up to November’s US$1 billion replenishment.]]>2018-12-19T18:03:00+00:00http://www.peace.action.org/newsroom/blog/nutrition-youth-advocates-raising-their-voices-at-key-civil-society-events
http://www.peace.action.org/newsroom/blog/nutrition-youth-advocates-raising-their-voices-at-key-civil-society-events#When:17:32:00ZACTION and Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Networks (SUN CSN) trained youth advocates from around the world alongside the RESULTS International Conference in Washington, DC. The cadre of advocates developed campaign plans, and ACTION and SUN CSN are supporting their nutrition advocacy efforts — in their home countries and on the global stage — and will continue into 2019.]]>2018-12-19T17:32:00+00:00http://www.peace.action.org/newsroom/blog/union-conference-tackles-how-to-advance-post-unhlm-advocacy-and-accountabil
http://www.peace.action.org/newsroom/blog/union-conference-tackles-how-to-advance-post-unhlm-advocacy-and-accountabil#When:21:37:00ZThe 49th Union Conference on Lung Health marked the first major gathering of advocates following the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis at the United Nation’s General Assembly in July. Along with allies like the Global TB Caucus and International Civil Society Support, ACTION Global Healthy Advocacy Partnership used the conference to engage advocates, affected communities, and 35 MPs from more than 18 countries on strategies to achieve the targets agreed upon in the UN Political Declaration on TB.]]>2018-12-18T21:37:00+00:00http://www.peace.action.org/newsroom/blog/health-systems-leave-behind-nearly-half-of-all-people-with-tb-hiv
http://www.peace.action.org/newsroom/blog/health-systems-leave-behind-nearly-half-of-all-people-with-tb-hiv#When:20:24:00ZAs we commemorate World AIDS Day — an opportunity to unite as a global community in the fight against HIV and AIDS — I’m reminded of Nelson Mandela’s remarks at the 2004 International AIDS Conference in Bangkok about tuberculosis (TB): “We are all here because of our commitment to fighting AIDS. But we cannot win the battle against AIDS if we do not also fight TB. TB is too often a death sentence for people with AIDS.” This statement still rings true today.]]>2018-11-30T20:24:00+00:00http://www.peace.action.org/newsroom/blog/the-gff-we-want-requires-commitment-from-all-of-us
http://www.peace.action.org/newsroom/blog/the-gff-we-want-requires-commitment-from-all-of-us#When:17:55:00ZWorld leaders have committed to achieving specific targets by 2030 related to reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health plus nutrition (RMNCAH+N). Delivery of these targets requires substantial investments through national and international commitments and accountability in budget allocation and spending. In the lead up to this replenishment of the GFF, WACI Health and ACTION facilitated a regional consultation to elevate the voice of civil society through the "GFF We Want" campaign.]]>2018-11-09T17:55:00+00:00http://www.peace.action.org/newsroom/blog/dear-health-diary-the-true-cost-of-healthcare-to-low-income-households-in-i
http://www.peace.action.org/newsroom/blog/dear-health-diary-the-true-cost-of-healthcare-to-low-income-households-in-i#When:21:42:00Z"A lot of money was spent for treatment, so the financial pressure increased. If the money could have been saved, we may have eaten better food." Millions of people are pushed into poverty each year due to out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses. How will universal health coverage (UHC) schemes deal with seemingly innocuous health costs for primary care such as medicines, travel, food, and accommodations or lost income due to illness?]]>2018-10-31T21:42:00+00:00http://www.peace.action.org/newsroom/blog/finding-the-missing-millions
http://www.peace.action.org/newsroom/blog/finding-the-missing-millions#When:21:03:00ZOne in three people with TB are “missing,” meaning they are either undiagnosed or unreported. That is 3.6 million people whose quality of care — if they received care at all — is simply unknown. In September 2018, heads of state committed to finding and treating all people with TB, including these missing millions, with a goal of diagnosing and treating 40 million people with TB from 2018 to 2022. To find the missing millions with TB, governments, civil society, affected communities, and the private sector must work together with global donors to take 6 actions prescribed by ACTION — as shown in our new TB accountability tool.]]>2018-10-23T21:03:00+00:00http://www.peace.action.org/newsroom/blog/taking-stock-a-progress-report-on-nutrition-for-growth
http://www.peace.action.org/newsroom/blog/taking-stock-a-progress-report-on-nutrition-for-growth#When:22:00:00ZThis World Food Day, ACTION is reflecting on progress made over the last five years to fill the gap in financing for nutrition by releasing Following the Funding: Nutrition for Growth — Progress Report because now is the time for funders to consider their role in reaching global targets to reduce malnutrition and what it will take to get there.]]>2018-10-16T22:00:00+00:00